[streaming] Re: Starting server: no messages :-(

[ron]

also: when trying to "see" the packages using "iptraf", I can not see 
any corresponding udp packages, either on the box which streams, nor on 
the server...

ron wrote:

> Ok -
> I think there is a bug in VLS, not enabling one to rename local1 ( or 
> I forgot something...). I rechanged "l1" to "local1", now I can stream 
> .mov files.
> Now, I try to do multicast streaming on my my Lan (192.168.0).
> I have a Linux Server (Suse 8.1), three Windows (XP/2000) Clients and 
> one Linux Client (Suse 9.1).
> (At the moment I stream from the linux client (9.1) - but will move to 
> the server when I am successfull...)
>
> So, I start the server, start telnet and give a start command which 
> responds:
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> ron at vls> start avi mc local1 --loop
> Provider: Manager
> Status: 0
>
>  Provider: local1
>  Status: 0
>  Info: Program avi started
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> Now, on the screen log I see nothing. Is that OK?
> When I try to get the stream from a win client, the error
> "main error: cannot pre fill buffer"
>
> Here is my channel configuration:
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> BEGIN "Channels"
> # --- Format:
> # ChannelName   = "Type"
> # --- Example:
> #  localhost     = "network"
> #  client1       = "network"
> #  client2       = "network"
>  mc     = "network"
> #  localfile     = "file"
> END
> ...
> BEGIN "mc"                        # multicast example
>  Type    = "multicast"
>  TTL     = "0"                          # Time To Live
>  DstHost = "239.20.30.40"              # multicast address
>  DstPort = "1234"                       # destination port
> END
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Could this be a iptables issue on my server, which might drop the udp 
> packets?
>
> Cheers,
> Ron
>
>
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>
> Benjamin PRACHT wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Nov 27, 2004, ron wrote :
>>  
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I installed VLS, but when I start it, no "registered" messages apear.
>>> How/what should I trouble shoot ?
>>> The only message which apears is:
>>>
>>> VideoLAN Server v 0.5.6 (Nov 27 2004) - (c)1999-2003 VideoLAN
>>>
>>> Ofcouse, I can not stream any videos. I get either a "file not 
>>> fount" or a million "Looping in Synch !!!!!!!!! (buffer size=188)" 
>>> messages...
>>>   
>>
>>
>> Well, have you tried the -vv option to get some more debug info ? We
>> would also need your vls.cfg or your command line, as well as the kind
>> of stream you're trying to sed to help you.
>> Please also be aware that the developpment of VLS has been stopped for a
>> while now, and that VLC can remplace it in most cases.
>>
>>  
>>
>

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